I'm sure there are plenty of CAGs that have girlfriends or wives (or boyfriends/husbands) that aren't (or weren't at one time) gamers.
My wife hasn't played any significant amount of games since her older brothers shared their Nintendo Entertainment System when she was little.
I've been a gamer my whole life, and it's something I would really love to share with her, as a co-op experience, or even simply as something we can discuss together.
I'd love to hear what everyone's experience has been (the women too!), in sharing our gaming fun with our non-gamer partners.
So, here's what my track has been...
Initially she had no interest in games, and we never really talked about it. Gradually, when I became more involved in the industry over the last 3 years (I'm a 3d artist), we discussed more about the industry and the business of games, but she never played anything.
I bought her a DS for christmas in 06 as a secondary gift, with New Super Mario Brothers. I thought maybe a new version of an old she actually had played might pique her interest. She didn't want it, so I went back and got a Brain Training game instead. She played a little of it, and basically doesn't use the DS anymore - it's mainly a dev machine for game projects I'm working on, now.
In the last year or so, two things happened. For my 30th birthday last December, my friends bought me Rock Band, and now she's my lead singer. While more a Karaoke game, than a traditional game, I was thrilled that we could play something together on a regular basis, and she really likes it. Recently, I got Burnout Paradise from my game rental service, and She played a bit of it, which she seemed to like. She put it down after a few hours, and hasn't expressed much interest since. I think what initially got her interested was a very simplified control scheme, and the visually interesting crashes.
I've got Lego Star Wars on the list that's coming after I send Burnout back (soon). On of my friends' girlfriend became an avid gamer in the last couple years, and she says it's one of her favorites.
I want to know what CAGs are buying their non-gamer partners that might appeal to them, and why.
Imelin Cain
My wife hasn't played any significant amount of games since her older brothers shared their Nintendo Entertainment System when she was little.
I've been a gamer my whole life, and it's something I would really love to share with her, as a co-op experience, or even simply as something we can discuss together.
I'd love to hear what everyone's experience has been (the women too!), in sharing our gaming fun with our non-gamer partners.
So, here's what my track has been...
Initially she had no interest in games, and we never really talked about it. Gradually, when I became more involved in the industry over the last 3 years (I'm a 3d artist), we discussed more about the industry and the business of games, but she never played anything.
I bought her a DS for christmas in 06 as a secondary gift, with New Super Mario Brothers. I thought maybe a new version of an old she actually had played might pique her interest. She didn't want it, so I went back and got a Brain Training game instead. She played a little of it, and basically doesn't use the DS anymore - it's mainly a dev machine for game projects I'm working on, now.
In the last year or so, two things happened. For my 30th birthday last December, my friends bought me Rock Band, and now she's my lead singer. While more a Karaoke game, than a traditional game, I was thrilled that we could play something together on a regular basis, and she really likes it. Recently, I got Burnout Paradise from my game rental service, and She played a bit of it, which she seemed to like. She put it down after a few hours, and hasn't expressed much interest since. I think what initially got her interested was a very simplified control scheme, and the visually interesting crashes.
I've got Lego Star Wars on the list that's coming after I send Burnout back (soon). On of my friends' girlfriend became an avid gamer in the last couple years, and she says it's one of her favorites.
I want to know what CAGs are buying their non-gamer partners that might appeal to them, and why.
Imelin Cain